WCT Digital Program | First Métis Man of Odesa (2022/23 Season)

FIRST MÉTIS MAN OF ODESA &

By MATTHEW MACKENZIE

AND MARIYA KHOMUTOVA

A Punctuate! Theatre production in association with Western Canada Theatre

CAST

MARIYA KHOMUTOVA

MATTHEW MacKENZIE

CREATIVE TEAM

LIANNA MAKUCH*

DANIELA MASELLIS

AMELIA SCOTT

DARABA

AARON MACRI

KRISTA LIN

KIIDRA DUHAULT

LORE GREEN*

TRENT CROSBY

MATT McGEACHY

DAWN MARIE MARCHAND

MARIA NELSON

SHEINY SATANOVE

ALYSON DICEY

DESIRÉE LEVERENZ

EMILY RANDALL

AMY POWELL

ART LAB

THEATRE GARAGE

Performer & Writer

Performer & Writer Director

Set & Lighting Designer

Projection Designer

Composer

Sound Designer

Choreographer

Stage Manager

Tour Stage Manager

Production Manager & Technical Director

Dramaturg

Design Consultation & Scenic Artwork

Beadwork

Producer

Associate Producer

Associate Producer

Head Scenic Painter

Painter

Fabrication

Drape Stitching

Approximately 90 minutes, with no intermission

WCT is proud to tell our stories in the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc territory within the traditional lands of the Secwépemc Nation.

Western Canada Theatre is a member of the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres (PACT) and engages professional artists who are members of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association under the terms of the jointly negotiated Canadian Theatre Agreement.

*The participation of these Artists is arranged by permission of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association under the provisions of the Dance Opera Theatre Policy (DOT)

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Proudly supporting the arts in Kamloops

In the script of this play, the playwrights describe it as being set “in that liminal space between coming and going, true love and heartbreak, war and peace”. It is deeply evocative of a place and a people who are very much in the news, and on our minds, for the past year.

The play is about politics and war, but its success also lies in the insight we gain into people who undergo these struggles and tribulations. The play reminds us that people are naturally resilient, and people need to fall in love, regardless of circumstances. The darkness of the backdrop lends a wonderful contrasting poignancy and joy to the playfulness and romance of two unlikely people falling in love.

Theatre and popular entertainment have shown that in many ways, the best way to experience and learn about troubling and difficult subjects is by demonstrating the lives of people who show their determination and humanity while living under those circumstances. Whether a tragi-comedy such as Life is Beautiful, a drama such as Vimy, or a romance such as Birdsong (one of my favourite books), seeing war through the lens of daily life is the ideal way to empathize with the real sufferers of war—the ordinary people.

The ultimate goal of theatre is to provoke empathy and understanding by placing you in the shoes of other people—not just to know what happened to them, but to feel it. Matt and Mariya could be any of us, and that is the power of their story. We’re appreciative that they share it with us.

We’re thrilled to be able to collaborate with Punctuate! Theatre on another great world premiere here in the Pavilion Theatre on a play that has a great future ahead of it across Canada. And we’re very happy to have you join us in this experience.

Enjoy.

James MacDonald, Artistic Director

ABOUT PUNCTUATE! THEATRE

Punctuate! Theatre is a Toronto Dora and Edmonton Sterling Award winning theatre company based in Edmonton. Led by Artistic Director

Matthew MacKenzie, our company endeavors to create accessible, relevant and subversive theatre that entertains and provokes thought amongst diverse audiences.

Learn more at: www.punctuatetheatre.com

PLAYWRIGHT THANK YOUS

Olga Chorma

Beth and Ian MacKenzie

Mila Kozlov

Simon Bracken

Guillermo Verdeccia

Nastia Ziurkalova

Keith Barker

Aaron Harrity

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Edmonton Fringe Theatre Adventures

Gabriel and Olenka Baron

Julien Arnold

Megan Dart

Nicolas Billon

Rosa Labordé

Kaitlyn Riordan

Charlotte Corbeil Coleman

Michael Schamata

Jo Ann Saddleback

Jerry Saddleback

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YOUS

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Nestor Makuch

Patrick Lundeen

Punctuate! Theatre Board of Directors

Pyretic Productions

Sonia Maryn

Christine Sokaymoh

Frederick

Sheldon Elter

Daryl Cloran

Sarah Pocklington

Luke Reese

Weyni Mengesha

Tessa Stamp

The Tesserae Creative Construction + Design Inc

Tim Mikula

Tynan Boyd

Soulpepper Theatre

A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU TO THE FUNDERS

Alberta Ukrainian Commemorative Society

THANK YOU TO OUR NATIONAL PRESENTING PARTNERS

Western Canada Theatre (Kamloops, BC)

The Theatre Centre (Toronto, ON)

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DIRECTOR’S NOTES

This is a love story. And like any grand, sweeping love story, our lovers are faced with grand, sweeping obstacles that challenge their fate. They are faced with modern challenges like Facebook messaging over great distances throughout a pandemic. And like the many great love stories that came before them, Matt and Masha’s story is also set against the backdrop of war.

I have been witness to Matt and Masha’s love story from the beginning. It is only fitting that these two theatrical romantics would fatefully meet through the theatre. It was at a workshop of my play Barvinok in Kyiv that Matt and Masha first met, and a second workshop that brought Matt back to Ukraine prior to the pandemic. At the time, I had no idea that being a third wheel would grant me a unique perspective as their future director. I also had no idea exactly how quickly and significantly our worlds would change in so many ways.

When Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began on February 24, 2022, it was impossible to turn away. For so many people part of the Ukrainian diaspora, the war was and continues to be omnipresent. Mundane, routine tasks are weighted. News about it is inescapable. The cognitive dissonance of scrolling through Instagram dog memes followed by images of horrific Russian war crimes has been a reality for the last year. To be part of the Ukrainian diaspora is to contend with your head and heart breaking for your loved ones in Ukraine, and striving to not fully dissociate from your safe, physical reality in North America.

This is also a love story about Ukraine. I want audiences to fall in love with all that Ukraine is, undefined by Russia’s atrocities. Just as Matt and Masha’s love blossomed on the cobblestone streets of Kyiv, or the ultra-romantic promenades outside the iconic Odesa Opera House, there is so much about Ukraine to fall in love with. Like any grand, sweeping love story, this one shows us that not even the greatest obstacles, like the most evil forces of war, can taint true love. Matt and Masha’s son, Ivan, is a reminder of this unbreakable spirit. Ivan is a beautiful union of two cultures whose love has created a symbol of the kind of future we are fighting for.

Слава Украïні. Все буде Украïна.

LIANNA MAKUCH

COMPANY BIOGRAPHIES

THE CAST

MARIYA KHOMUTOVA - Performer & Writer

Mariya Khomutova started her theatre studies in Odesa at the age of 12. She graduated from the Kyiv National Theatre University in 2012 and worked in two repertoire theatres in Kyiv. Some of the favourite roles she has played are Agafya Tikhonovna (The Marriage by N.Gogol), Grushenka (The Karamasov Brothers by F. Dostoyevsky), Dunyasha (Cherry Orchard by A. Chekhov), Irodiada (Salome by O.Wilde). In 2020, Mariya was the recipient of a Golden Duke Award from the Odesa Film Festival for Best Actress in Two of Us (dir. Vladislav Vitriv).

MATTHEW MacKenzie - Performer & Writer

Matthew MacKenzie is a citizen of the Métis Nation of Alberta and proud father of Ivan (Eevan, Vanya, Vanichka). Artistic Director of Punctuate! Theatre, Matthew is also the founder and an Artistic Associate with Pyretic Productions, a founding member of the Pemmican Collective, as well as Canadian Liaison of the Liberian Dance Troupe. Matt’s plays include Bears, After the Fire and The Particulars.

Pictured: MATTHEW MacKENZIE and MARIYA KHOMUTOVA \ Photo by NASTYA GOOZ

THE CREATIVE TEAM

LIANNA MAKUCH - Director

Lianna Makuch is a Ukrainian Canadian playwright, director, performer, co-Artistic Producer of Pyretic Productions, and a producer with Punctuate! Theatre. She has travelled several times to Ukraine to research and develop her plays Barvinok and Alina, which have garnered awards and recognition including the Shevchenko Foundation’s 2020 REACH Award, a 2022 Edmonton Artist Trust Fund Award, and was shortlisted for the 2022 Alberta Playwrighting Award. This is Lianna’s professional directing debut, and she was recently Assistant Director on Jane Eyre and A Christmas Carol for the Citadel Theatre. Thank you to Patrick for his ongoing love and support. #StandWithUkraine

DANIELA MASELLIS - Set & Lighting Designer

Daniela Masellis is theatre designer and artist based in amiskwacîwâskahikan (Edmonton, Alberta),Treaty 6 territory. Daniela’s training includes a B.F.A. of Theatre Design from the University of Alberta, a Diploma of Fine Arts, and a design apprenticeship in Italy at ‘Teatro alla Scala Milano’. She has collaborated on over 85 professional productions across Canada. Her credits include work with The Stratford Festival, The Citadel, The Arts Club, Soulpepper, Workshop West, Mile Zero Dance, Western Canada Theatre, The Belfry Theatre and many others. She is a full member of the Associated Designers of Canada and IATSE 659.

Amelia Scott - Projection Designer

Amelia Scott is a video designer, projection technologist, and new media artist, working in theatre, opera, dance, live music, and beyond. Her focus is in visual storytelling, using animation, film, video, and live cameras to implement nuanced integration of video and projections into live performances. She creates emotional atmospheres, poetic textures, morphing scénography, and editorial interventions.

Amelia is also an instructor of Video Technology and Design at the National Theatre School of Canada (a position she has held since 2017) and has been a guest lecturer at Concordia University.

Daraba - Projection Designer

Daraba is a creative audiovisual formation (based in Kyiv, Ukraine). It was founded in 2020 by composer Andrii Merkhel and designer Yaroslav Zen. Composers and sound-designers Tetiana Khoroshun and Serhii Vilka became part of the sound studio for cultural solutions. Over the years, the team has presented a number of projects in collaboration with leading productions, institutions, and theatres in Ukraine and other European countries. Their focus is on performance, creative solutions for films, computer games, installations, and exhibitions. Each of the members that make up Daraba have many years of experience in musical, performing, and visual arts.

Aaron Macri - Sound Designer

Aaron Macri is an award winning composer and sound designer based out of Edmonton, Alberta. Over his more than twenty year career he has created music and sound design for theatre, television, dance, and film. His works have been broadcast nationally, and Off-Broadway.

KRISTA LIN - Choreographer

Krista Lin is a contemporary artist based in amiskwacîwâskahikan (colonially Edmonton). A graduate of The School of Toronto Dance Theatre, Krista has studied with renowned instructors in Israel, Taiwan, and across Canada. Krista has performed in works by Heidi Strauss, Justine Chambers, Good Women Dance, Matthew MacKenzie, Gerry Morita, and Susie Burpee. Krista teaches dance in public and private institutions, and has taught outreach workshops in Ontario, Alberta, and Taiwan. With a diploma in Arts and Cultural Management from MacEwan University, Krista is a part-time arts manager and arts advocate. She is a mom to Andy, Lily, and dog-child Louie.

KIIDRA DUHAULT - Stage Manager

Kiidra is a stage and production manager, a sound designer, and theatre technician based out of Edmonton (Amiskwacîwâskahikan).

Selected theatre credits include: The Wonderful & Blackhorse (Caravan Farm Theatre); The Wolves (The Maggie Tree/Citadel theatre); Barvinok & Michael Mysterious (Pyretic Productions); Heaven (Citadel Theatre’s Horizon Series); Dead Center of Town (Catch the Keys); Boy Trouble (Vena Amoris Projects); Origin of the Species (Northern Light Theatre); Gemini (Defiance Theatre); Do this in Memory of me/En Mémoire de moi (L’Unithéâtre).

LORE GREEN - Tour Stage Manager

Lore is thrilled to be working with Punctuate! Theatre on this beautiful show! Selected credits include: A Christmas Carol, West Side Story, Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Sense & Sensibility, Hadestown, Silver Arrow, Peter Pan Goes Wrong, Clue and Jersey Boys (Citadel Theatre); Timothy Findley’s The Wars, Mamma Mia and Titanic: The Musical (Grand Theatre); Barvinok, Michael Mysterious and Alina (Pyretic Productions). Lore is the resident stage manager for Pyretic Productions and holds a BFA in stage management from the University of Alberta. Slava Ukraini!

TRENT CROSBY - Production Manager & Technical Director

Trent is an Edmonton based artist and arts enabler with a specialty in activating non-traditional performance spaces. A graduate of Grant MacEwan’s Theatre Production program and The Banff Centre for the Arts, Trent has spent the last 13 years as a Lighting Designer, Production Manager, Technical Director, and Entertainment Programmer.

MATT McGEACHY - Dramaturg

Matt McGeachy is a Toronto-based dramaturg. He spent 10 seasons with Factory Theatre leading the revitalization of that company’s new work development program, and has also worked with the Guthrie Theatre, the Kennedy Center, Theatre Passe Muraille, Canadian Stage Company, and Ronnie Burkett Theatre of Marionettes, among others. Matt is an alumnus of the Toronto Arts Council/Banff Centre Leaders Lab, is the president of LMDA Canada, and currently works as head of government relations at the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Upcoming: World premiere of Vierge by Rachel Mutombo and world premiere of Armadillos by Colleen Wagner.

DAWN MARIE MARCHAND - Design Consultation & Scenic Artwork

Dawn Marie Marchand is a member of Cold Lake First Nation in Treaty Six territory. cîpêhcakwawêw-iskwêw (Blue Horse Spirit Woman) is a Cree and Metis artist, educator, advocate, author, writer, speaker, and mother. She received an Aboriginal Role Model Award for Art in 2017, during her term as the Inaugural Indigenous Artist In Residence for the City of Edmonton. Facilitation of the Indigenous Artist Market Collective engagement and launch in 2018. An installation called “The Longest Journey” as part of the Nuit Blanche Festival in 2018. Since then she has created public art in the Stanley Milnar Public Library and had artwork projected in Expo Dubai in 2020.

MARIA NELSON - Beadwork

Maria Nelson is a Métis-Ukrainian woman from Redwater, Alberta. Beading is a way of building and maintaining the connection between my heritage, my past, and my identity moving forward. My favourite part of beading is exploring how colours and patterns can play off each other. I began working on reconnecting with my community and heritage around the same time I began beading. My family connections are primarily from Saskatchewan and Red River, and it was my great-grandmother’s generations that we entered Alberta. I am a Lavallee. Piche, Arcand, Poitras, Anderson, and many more. It has been an educating and rewarding experience to be able to rebuild my connections to my past and heritage while also being able to build new connection in my present.

SHEINY SATANOVE - Producer

Sheiny Satanove (she/her) is a Vancouver-born theatre and film producer who has lived in Treaty 6 amiskwaciwâskahikan for over 10 years. She is a proud founding member of Punctuate! Theatre, and currently serves as Managing Director. Sheiny has produced over twenty plays, including several world premiere productions. She is also a freelance producer and coordinator in the film industry, and has worked on several feature films and television shows across the country. Sheiny is thrilled to be touring with the Punctuate! team this year, and to be sharing such an important story. Much love to J & E.

ALYSON DICEY - Associate Producer

Alyson Dicey is an Edmonton based artist and graduate of the BFA Acting class of 2012 at the University of Alberta. She is a founding member of Girl Brain Sketch Comedy and is proud to write and perform with a troupe that celebrates and promotes the strength of women. Alyson is an Artistic Associate with the Edmonton immersive theatre company, Thou Art Here Theatre, and Volunteer Coordinator/Administrative Assistant for the multidisciplinary arts festival featuring women-identifying and non-binary artists, SkirtsAFire. During the summers, Alyson can be found at the Edmonton International Fringe Festival in her role as KidsFringe Coordinator.

DESIRÉE LEVERENZ - Associate Producer

desirée is a theatre director and creator, who will never wash treaty 6 soil from beneath her feet. she exists to bring questions, and reveal stories and conversations, for artists and audiences alike, so that we can all dream of a better future together. desirée loves epic stories: epic in content, aesthetic, and spirit. she’s received institutional education from University of Alberta (BA), and York University (MFA), and has directed in large institutions and quiet back alleys. desirée has an affinity for new work and plays with traditional text to transform ideas and institutions that are no longer serving us.

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CHRISTINE LEROUX Producer

BILL CHABASSOL Director of Production

LIAM BEFURT Venue Technical Director, Sagebrush Theatre

BRITTNEY MARTENS Head of Properties

SABRINA STACE Head of Wardrobe

EMILY THIBERT Wardrobe Assistant

JAMES BEFURT Head Scenic Carpenter

KRISTIN KLAMMER Head of Scenic Art

DANI FOISY Production Assistant & Floating Technician

ASHLEY HIIBNER Production Assistant & Floating Technician

BEVERLEY DESANTIS President

CHRYSTIE STEWART Vice President

DIANA SKOGLUND Secretary

TIM RODGERS Treasurer, Past Pres.

LORI BREGOLISS

GERALYN CORMACK

NENA JOCIC-ANDREJEVIC

BETH MORGAN

SUNNIE ROTHENBURGER

SHELLEY SANDERS

RADHIKA MAIRA TABREZ

PETER TER WEEME

CARMELINA WOODS

DANIEL JEWISON Theatre Technician, Sagebrush

ADRIAN HARLAND Theatre Technician, Sagebrush

VENUE SERVICES

MICHELLE CHABASSOL Manager of Ticketing & Patron Services

JANE HARESTAD Box Office & Patron Services Supervisor

MORGAN BENEDICT Manager of House & Volunteers

JESSICA BUCHANAN Front of House Assistant & Concession Coordinator

Box Office Representatives:

VIRAAJ BHINDA, STEPHEN FINLAY, AYLA HARRIS, LINDA KASSIS, GRACE LABOSSIERE, GRAYSON

NORSWORTHY, ELIZABETH NYGREN, ANN WELLER

House Staff:

DIANE AKERS, JAIDA BARKER, LEO BARRAGAN, GREG BROWN, DENISE CLEVELAND, SOPHIA

DIMOPOULOS, STEPHEN FINLAY, AARON FOSTER, DES GEDDES, LINDA KASSIS, JAKOB KOPYTKO, LUCAS LOCHRIE, LAUREN MARQUISS, JULIA

McKIBBON, ELIZABETH NYGREN

Head Ushers:

MARY AULIN, BARB DUBOIS-PAYNTER, KAREN FERGUSON, TRUDY GOOLD, KELLY JEFFERY, MELODIE PIKE, GREG SAWATZKY

David Ross †

Tom Kerr ‡

Judge T.W. Shupe §

Francis Barnett *

Grant Chu *

D. Michael Dobbin *

Sharon Frissell *

Peggy Gilmour *

Mike Latta *

Anne Manson*

Maureen Marshall*

Lanni Shupe*

† Honorary Life Artistic Producer

‡ Founding Artistic Director

§ Honorary Life Chairman

* Honorary Life Member

A SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL OUR VOLUNTEERS!

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